Re: [CR]Near Death Cinelli 1R Stem Failure

(Example: Production Builders:LeJeune)

Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:04:31 +1300
Subject: Re: [CR]Near Death Cinelli 1R Stem Failure
From: "Wayne Davidson" <wayne.collect@xtra.co.nz>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <9327C3B25BD3C34A8DBC26145D88A90702CDCA@hippy.home.here>


Hi all, in all the years I've been on this mortal coil, I have seen only 1 3ttt handlebar broken, just old age, and see 1 3ttt stem broken, due to being lightened to much, maybe I'm easy on my bicycles.........wayne davidson Invers NZ......

on 17/1/06 10:01 PM, Mark Bulgier at Mark@bulgier.net wrote:
> Yes I have seen maybe 4 or 5 broken 1R stems, and have broken two 3Ts
> myself, but have never seen a broken AVA (that I can remember).
>
> That doesn't mean AVAs are strong, of course!
>
> Mark Bulgier
> Seattle WA USA
>
> Kevin Kruger shared:
>>
>> My example of a "Near Death" handlebar stem. Here's my Wool
>> Jersey photo address:
>>
>> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Cinelli1RFailure